Kaiser Permanente Arena is an indoor arena located in Santa Cruz, California. It has a seating capacity of 2,505 spectators.[3] It hosts the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League. It also is the new home of the Santa Cruz Derby Girls of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.[4] The naming rights were bought by health care consortium Kaiser Permanente despite the company - sponsor of the Warriors' owner, the NBA's Golden State Warriors - not having facilities in Santa Cruz.[5]
A $3.5 million loan by the city of Santa Cruz was given to the Warriors to build their arena, with the 1.5-acre lot being provided by the Santa Cruz Seaside Company, owner of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Construction ran for 78 days between September and December 2012, halted just a few times by rain.[6] The arena was opened in December 23, 2012, with a victory of the Warriors against the Bakersfield Jam.[7] By April 2014, Kaiser Permanente Arena had 39 sell outs out of the 53 Warriors home games. In the meantime, the Warriors reached two D-League finals.[8]
The arena also serves as the home of UC Santa Cruz men's and women's basketball games.
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- ↑ http://www.nba.com/dleague/santacruz/sc_faqs.html
- ↑ http://www.mercurynews.com/warriors/ci_20847317/santa-cruz-warriors-presence-adds-interest-nba-draft
- ↑ http://www.cityofsantacruz.com/index.aspx?page=1917
- ↑ http://www.santacruzderbygirls.org/press/latest-news/900-2013-new-venue-announced
- ↑ http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_20842270/warriors-unveil-logo-and-arena-sponsor-santa-cruz?source=most_viewed
- ↑ http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_22244068/ready-go-sc-warriors-arena-passes-inspections-city?source=pkg
- ↑ May, Jacob. "NBA D-League: Santa Cruz Warriors slam Jam in inaugural home game". Santa Cruz Sentenial. http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_22252831/nba-d-league-santa-cruz-warriors-slam-jam. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ↑ http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/santacruz/ci_25624995/love-game-bond-between-warrior-city-surprising-success?source=nav